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1. kaki
noun. blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt.
Synonyms
Etymology
- 柿 (Japanese)
2. kaki
noun. small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit.
Etymology
- 柿 (Japanese)
Sentences with kaki
1. Noun, singular or mass
For snacks, put out kaki peanuts, ajigonomi (a type of Japanese trail mix), edamame pods, Pocky, or anything that strikes your fancy as you browse in your local Japanese or Asian market.
2. Proper noun, singular
The Japanese persimmon (D. kaki) produces a fruit that is commercially important to California and other warm weather states.
3. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
'Diospyros kaki' is the oriental variety, and grows best in Southern and coastal states where frosts won’t harm them.
4. Verb, 3rd person singular present
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki "Hachiya") grows in USDA hardiness zones 7 to 10, and grows 24 inches a season, reaching 35 feet at maturity.
